They [women] aren’t just bad at behaving like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks. They are bad at behaving like self-promoting narcissists, anti-social obsessives, or pompous blowhards, even a little bit, even temporarily, even when it would be in their best interests to do so. Whatever bad things you can say about those behaviors, you can’t say they are underrepresented among people who have changed the world.
Why not, instead of selectively adopting this behavior when convenient, instead work to create systemic disincentives for it, if not across the business world, then at least in one's own little corner of it?
Is there proof that that kind of behavior actually brings about good results? I think it might just be a myth. The quote is from a rant about some written application where the applicant sounded too full of himself. But I think such things can also backfire. It isn't at all obvious to me that who boasts the most is the most likely to get the job.
Although I admit there are studies that show in groups people tend to trust the people who claim they know the most.
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Why not, instead of selectively adopting this behavior when convenient, instead work to create systemic disincentives for it, if not across the business world, then at least in one's own little corner of it?
Is there proof that that kind of behavior actually brings about good results? I think it might just be a myth. The quote is from a rant about some written application where the applicant sounded too full of himself. But I think such things can also backfire. It isn't at all obvious to me that who boasts the most is the most likely to get the job.
Although I admit there are studies that show in groups people tend to trust the people who claim they know the most.